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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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